Fabiano Caruana vs Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

chess.com SpeedChess 2025 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.3
Date 2025.10.30
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E29)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/K5R1/p3r2p/Pp5P/8/7b/8/6R1 b - - 4 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.bxc3 c5
  7. 7.Bd3 Nc6
  8. 8.Rb1 h6
  9. 9.h4 d5
  10. 10.cxd5 Qxd5
  11. 11.Qf3 cxd4
  12. 12.Qxd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.cxd4 e5
  14. 14.Ne2 exd4
  15. 15.exd4 Rd8
  16. 16.f3 b6
  17. 17.Kf2 Nde7
  18. 18.g4 Nxd4
  19. 19.Nxd4 Rxd4
  20. 20.Be4 Rxe4
  21. 21.fxe4 Bxg4
  22. 22.h5 Kh7
  23. 23.Bb2 f5
  24. 24.Rbc1 Rd8
  25. 25.Ke3 fxe4
  26. 26.Rhg1 Nf5+
  27. 27.Kf4 Bh3
  28. 28.Rc7 Rf8
  29. 29.Kxe4 Re8+
  30. 30.Kf4 Rf8
  31. 31.Ke4 Re8+
  32. 32.Kd3 Rd8+
  33. 33.Kc2 Rg8
  34. 34.Kc1 a6
  35. 35.a4 b5
  36. 36.a5 Kh8
  37. 37.Be5 Kh7
  38. 38.Kb2 Kh8
  39. 39.Kc3 Kh7
  40. 40.Kb4 Kh8
  41. 41.Kc5 Re8
  42. 42.Bxg7+ Nxg7
  43. 43.Rcxg7 Re5+
  44. 44.Kb6 Re6+
  45. 45.Ka7

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